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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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